SB2710

Report Title:

Deposit Beverage Container Fee; County Recycling Programs

Description:

Allows the department of health to allocate a portion of the deposit beverage container fee to the counties to assist the counties in promoting recycling programs.

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2710
TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to recycling.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 342G-104, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§342G-104 Deposit into deposit beverage container deposit special fund; use of funds. (a) There is established in the state treasury the deposit beverage container deposit special fund, into which shall be deposited:

(1) All revenues generated from the deposit beverage container fee as described under sections 342G-102 and 342G-105;

(2) All revenues generated from the deposit beverage container deposit as described under sections 342G-105 and 342G-110; and

(3) All accrued interest from the fund.

(b) Moneys in the deposit beverage container deposit special fund shall be used to reimburse refund values and pay handling fees to redemption centers. The department may also use the money to:

(1) Fund administrative, audit, and compliance activities associated with collection and payment of the deposits and handling fees of the deposit beverage container program;

(2) Conduct recycling education and demonstration projects;

(3) Promote recyclable market development activities;

(4) Support the handling and transportation of the deposit beverage containers to end-markets;

(5) Hire personnel to oversee the implementation of the deposit beverage container program, including permitting and enforcement activities; and

(6) Fund associated office expenses.

(c) In addition to the expenditures authorized under subsection (b) of the deposit beverage container fee established under section 342G-102(d), the department of health may allocate to each county,            per deposit beverage container fee assessed and collected; provided that any amounts allocated under this subsection shall not adversely impact the department's implementation of the deposit beverage container program. The amounts to be allocated to each county may be based on the county's proportionate share of total deposit beverage container fees collected for the preceding fiscal quarter in the respective county. The department of health may transfer each county's proportionate share of deposit beverage container fees on a quarterly basis. Each county shall use the moneys obtained under this subsection to offset costs associated with its recycling program or other alternative landfill reduction program.

[(c)] (d) Any funds that accumulate in the deposit beverage container deposit special fund shall be retained in the fund unless determined by the auditor to be in excess, after adjustments to the deposit beverage fee, pursuant to the management and financial audits conducted in accordance with section 342G-107."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2006.

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